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in Carmel, IN
Database Administrator - Full-time / Part-time
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | Carmel, IN Carmel, Indiana |
About this job
Summary:
The Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for assisting in the development, deployment, and maintenance of multiple development, quality, and production database environments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Candidate will support the database environments, assisting developers in configuring the development and testing environments, and leading process improvement efforts for development operations.
Be responsible for managing initial and updated database deployment to cloud-based and/or internal environments.
Monitor development, quality, and production database environments for performance, stability, and cost
Creation of dashboards via tools such as NewRelic to support database monitoring.
Work closely with the internal infrastructure team, as well as the rest of the product development staff.
Contribute back to the Open Source community, where appropriate, by deploying non-proprietary development to OS repositories
Define database infrastructure via cloud platforms and service vendors for custom software applications developed by the Product Development team
Ensure that database environments are accessible to NextGear applications
Automation of uptime and status checking, and database availability status
Automation of database environment startup/shutdown on demand
Automation of on-demand deployment of new testing, training, and demonstration environments of databases in support of applications developed by the Product Development team
Maintenance of images and backups of databases, as well as disaster recovery for cloud deployments
Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Experience maintaining Linux server environments
Experience preferred in one or more of the following technologies:
a) PostgreSQL 9+
b) PostGIS
c) Automation tools such as Chef, Puppet, and Capistrano
d) System monitoring tools such as NewRelic
e) Public cloud deployments to environments such as Amazon EC2, Heroku, or Rackspace
f) Private cloud deployments to environments such as Hyper-V, VMWare or OpenStack
Ability to learn, use, implement, and integrate leading technologies
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to think strategically, work independently, self-motivated, and a strong team player
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate with all levels of the organization
Ability to investigate, troubleshoots, and fixes system configuration issues
Education and Experience:
Previous experience in a team environment preferred
Physical Demands:
Ability to stand and sit for periods of time
Ability to operate office equipment, computers, faxes, copiers, and phones
The position requires good speaking and listening skills
The position requires the ability to perform focused work with close attention to detail
Work Environment:
Minimal travel may be required
Minimal off-hours support availability may be required
Benefits:
Our company values the health and financial well-being of its employees and provides a variety of health care programs, which includes medical, dental, vision, employee and dependent life insurance, long-term disability and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health care and dependent care expenses. The Company believes financial security in retirement is important and offers a 401(k) Savings Plus Plan as well as company-funded Pension Plan.
About NextGear Capital:
NextGear Capital is an independent floor plan company built on the solid foundations of customer focus, technology and service. Owned by Manheim, the largest and best automotive remarketing company in the world, we blend the best business processes, technology, talent, and products. We are adding value each stage of the vehicle remarketing cycle.
NextGear Capital offers its customers flexible lines of credit for their inventory purchases, including Retail, Wholesale, Salvage or Specialty (Rental, Heavy Truck, RV and Receivables Financing). NextGear Capital sets a new standard for buying and selling vehicles, with versatile lines of credit that work seamlessly at over 1,000 auction sites.
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